With over a decade in film, television & commercial productions as a Line Producer and UPM, Misty has worked with such high profile clients as The Travel Channel, Harpo, CBS, Fox News, HGTV, Live Planet, Jerry Bruckheimer Productions, World Race Productions, Comedy Central, ABC and Brillstein/Grey.
She's been dubbed the “Queen of Indie Films,” by Screen Magazine and Roger Ebert crowned “Lana’s Rain,” a film she Co-Produced, with his coveted three stars. In addition to creating and directing her own television programs, Misty has PM’ed (and facilitated) the Emmy Award winning show, “The Amazing Race,” taken films to Sundance, and run Bill Murray’s Comedy Central show.
Misty recently PM’ed the Internet-only baseball television series (the first of its kind) for MSN and Live Planet and was also the International Production Manager for Season 7 of America’s Next Top Model in Europe and the the Production Manager for the ABC primetime special, "Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy," filmed on location in Africa.
Misty solo travels the world in search of her next food/adventure project, writes about adventure travel for MSNBC and the Chicago Sun Times and is a food critic for Time Out magazine. She is the owner of Fatcake Productions, an armchair travel production company and she recently created and sold a food/adventure television special, in which she is the host, director, writer and producer to The Travel Channel called “Craving Adventure.” It aired on The Travel Channel in the fall of 2006.
Misty is currently the Line Producer for Development projects at Oprah Winfrey’s production company, Harpo.
Availability: Weekends and after 5:00PM weekdays.
All sessions are by appointment only. If you're interested to meet with an Industry Expert call 312.369.7280 for details.
Q: Whoa there. What are Industry Expert sessions again?
A: It's a service provided by the Portfolio Center that pairs students with working professionals in their field. An Industry Expert helps you understand what materials to put in a portfolio (and what to leave out), how to package and present your work, and how you'll know when it's ready for prime time.
